Dennis J. Smith

Mr. Smith is an associate in the Business Trial and Intellectual Property Practice Groups in the firm's Los Angeles office.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Smith has worked on intellectual property matters including patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret.  He has represented companies involved in diverse technologies, including DNA sequencing, pet products, solar-powered LED devices, and plastic bag dispensers.

Mr. Smith has also worked on a wide range of business litigation issues.

Prior to joining Sheppard Mullin, Mr. Smith developed karyotype protocols for obtaining chromosome karyotypes from both rodent and human venous blood samples.  Mr. Smith was also one of ten students selected as Summer Research Interns at the Huntington Medical Research Institute (HMRI) in Pasadena where he assisted with research directed toward growing rabbit hepatocytes in a "zero-gravity" bioreactor to try and form mini-livers for use in drug testing.

Education

• J.D., University of California, Boalt Hall, 2004, articles editor for the Berkeley Technology Law Journal
• B.S., Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, 2000, magna cum laude

Clerkships

• Extern for The Honorable Nora M. Manella in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Admissions

• California
• U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Memberships

• Member, State Bar of California
• Member, American Bar Association (ABA)
• Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA)

Articles

Intellectual Property Law Blog Articles

• "Leapfrog v. Fisher-Price: CAFC Ushers In A 'New' Era of Obviousness with A Croak", May 31, 2007